Senior Environment Artist – Sci‑Fi AAA Worlds

Flix; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Flix, based just outside Birmingham, is seeking a Senior Level Artist to create immersive game environments for internal projects and co-development partnerships. You will guide environment art from layout to polish, collaborating with art, design, and production teams to support gameplay and atmospheric storytelling.

Ideal candidate has 15 years' relevant experience in level art, a strong portfolio, and the ability to own substantial areas of work.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Level Artist or equivalent within games.
• Strong portfolio showing high-quality environments, level composition, set dressing and detail.
• Strong understanding of composition, form, scale, colour, materials and environmental storytelling.
• Experience assembling and refining environments within a game engine, with an understanding of real-time environment art workflows.
• Ability to translate art direction into production-ready environments that support gameplay.
• Highly productive and organized, able to own substantial areas of work through to completion.
• Understanding of the relationship between environment detail, visual quality and real-time performance.
• Strong communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills, with the ability to respond to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation and delivery of level art and environments from initial layout and visual development through to final polish.
• Translate art direction and gameplay requirements into cohesive, atmospheric spaces, using strong composition, scale, material definition and visual storytelling.
• Build and refine environments through asset placement, set dressing and scene composition, maintaining visual consistency across assigned areas.
• Collaborate closely with Level Design to support navigation, gameplay readability, encounter spaces and the intended player experience.
• Work with environment artists, lighting artists and technical artists to resolve visual and technical challenges.
• Maintain a high standard of quality and productivity, planning work effectively and communicating progress, dependencies and risks.
• Review environments in-game and respond to artistic, design and technical feedback throughout production.
• Work within agreed performance budgets and asset specifications, supporting environment optimisation alongside technical teams.
• Share knowledge and provide constructive feedback to other artists, contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Skills

Senior Level Artist

Environment art

Level art

Art direction translation

Communication

Job description

Flix, based just outside Birmingham, is seeking a Senior Level Artist to create immersive game environments for internal projects and co-development partnerships. You will guide environment art from layout to polish, collaborating with art, design, and production teams to support gameplay and atmospheric storytelling.

Ideal candidate has 15 years' relevant experience in level art, a strong portfolio, and the ability to own substantial areas of work.